July blues: there's rarely news

Ah, July. The beginning of the Death Zone of the summer months. Too late for Spring migrants and too early for Autumn ones. No wonder even insects start to look interesting. Next I'll be photographing plants.

 Ringlets, above and below:

Very Small Skipper:

 Tatty Gatekeeper:

And when I do come across a bird, it's inevitably some grotty juvenile, like this young Fork-tailed Flycatcher. Roll on August...